Why does the face scar less than the rest of the body? New research uncovers the cellular pathway behind this difference.

In 2016, cancer biologist Johanna Joyce of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center published a study in Science that examined the effects of a macrophage-targeted therapy on glioblastoma multiforme ...

Tweaking a pattern of wound healing established millions of years ago may enable scar-free injury repair after surgery or ...

Arrowhead Clinic Chiropractor Atlanta has published educational resources addressing how chiropractic treatment can help reduce scar tissue formation and improve flexibility for patients recovering ...

A DZHK research team at the University Medical Center Mainz has discovered a new signaling pathway of the coagulation system that controls scar formation after a heart attack. If this signaling ...

BOSTON—A new study by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham (MGB) healthcare system, reveals an important step to help the human heart ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent nerves ...

12 days after wounding, untreated skin (left) lacks hair follicles, but TGM treatment (right) promotes the formation of new hair follicles (arrowheads) as the tissue heals and regenerates. Skin wounds ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have engineered an enzyme that can gobble up scar tissue formed after spinal cord injuries in rats, overcoming a key hurdle to getting injured nerves to reconnect ...